the other one showed mitt romney clearly ahead. everything is very tight indeed. i'm joined by professor mary anderson from the university of florida. i want to talk to you about the legal ramfications, just how tight do you recken this race is? >> it's very tight and it will be a result of get out the vote effort. which ever party can hit their target and get out their voters will be the one that will land florida. >> and it's a staggering number, the percentage of people who have already voted. but there was an argument, wasn't there, that the early voting should have gone on longer. >> yes, previously we had 14 days of early voting. that has been cut down to just eight days, including leaving out of a second sunday, and sunday of course is a big day chen churches would bus in people to the polls and things of that nature. i think the long lines we're seeing is a reflection of that shortening of the early voting. >> why was it cut from 14 to eight? >> you have to ask the florida legislator. >> and the governor is a republican. >> yes. >> do you think that's susp